Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Business Analyst - Ongoing Interim Assignment - Manufacturing Business - North Gloucestershire


Senior Finance Analyst

£175-£200 Per Day

Senior Finance Analyst - Tewkesbury - Manufacturing

Senior Finance Business Analyst - Tewkesbury

My client a Fortune 500 established Manufacturing business, based in Tewkesbury are looking to recruit for an experienced Senior Finance Business Analyst to support their business on an Interim Basis. You will be responsible for assisting the Financial Controller in providing robust financial information and accounting control, and to provide effective and efficient analysis and support to Manufacturing and Operations.

You will act as a true business partner, and as such will have the ability to work effectively within the Finance Team and across the business. This role may require indirect staff supervision of other members of the Finance Team.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Financial Controller in developing and delivering robust financial analysis and control in relation to Operations and Cost Centre managers.
• Apply accounting knowledge (UK GAAP and US GAAP principles) to developing financial reporting capability and controls and to providing guidance and challenge to operational activity.
• Work with the Financial Controller and wider team to:
• Improve, develop and maintain key business systems
• Improve, develop, automate and replace the current Excel Modelling(s) with new robust integrated Excel Models.
• Develop robust procedures and work instructions, supporting the development and training of others
• Develop monthly analysis and variance reporting in support of cost centre managers and develop trustful and reliable financial partnership
• Complete all month end work in accordance with deadlines, providing insightful analysis
• Using Problem Solving Forms (PSF) techniques to analyse and find root causes
• Assist the Financial Controller in the preparation of Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Long Range Plan (LRP) and other regular forecasting requirements.
• Assist with compliance audits and process reviews, including maintaining own job specific task notes
• Be flexible to meet the demands of the finance team and support key activities and any other duties as requested.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Knowledge of UK accounting principles and GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) to part or fully qualified level (preferably CIMA or ACCA).
• Analytical skills and an eye for detail.
• Ability to work accurately and to tight deadlines.
• Effective communication skills across all levels of the business.
• MS Office and advanced Excel skills including modelling.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.

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